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The original was posted on /r/sbcgaming by /u/TribalTommy on 2024-10-10 10:18:28+00:00.

I don’t know if I am the only person stupid enough to do it, but I want to put this here for if anyone else is stupid enough to do this in the future and to settle their mind.

I sent in my 3DS due to minor screen damage (an outline of scratches on the top screen that followed the bottom screen). The 3DS was old, I had bought it second hand (I think) in 2016. I was in a rush sending it off due to life being extremely busy and left the R4 Card in there (obviously I have no idea what an R4 card is used for, I just thought it was a placeholder).

I saw on the inventory that an R4 card was included. I almost emailed them just to ask for the whole lot back, but I am glad I didn’t. They quoted me £80 (including VAT) to fix the screen and cosmetic damage on the hinges. They had concluded in the report that the screen was damaged (rather than cosmetic), so I thought, what the heck.

Anyway, they sent me, what looks like a brand new (probably refurbished) 3DS that looks CLEAN. Actually an amazing service. For all of the shitty things Nintendo do, supporting a 13+ year old device is absolutely insane. I got it back around a week after initially sending it.

The R4 card was also there, along with some cute Zelda stickers.

Anyway, this is for a future me who panicked. It is worth noting that the device was not jailbroken in anyway.